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India Inc prime on CNBC’s ‘Business this week’
MUMBAI: The India Business World has another big brother. CNBC-TV18 has announced the launch of Business This Week, a half hour special that encapsulates the top stories from the world of business and finance.
Premiering on Saturday 20 March 2004 at 9:00 PM, the show is touted as a weekly report card of India Inc.
Latest addition to the current affairs line-up Business This Week will cover the entire spectrum of news related to business, from the corporate world to finance and the markets.
The business channel, just recently spruced up its current affair portfolio with Tonight at 10, Encounter and Awaaz. Newest addition, Business This Week will also air expert comments and analysis from the channel’s editors.
Hosted by the business news channels’ corporate editor, Govindraj Ethiraj and executive editor Senthil Chengalvarayan, the show will kick off with the top story of the week, says a company release. The top story will be followed by the main general story/corporate story, the top market feature, and will wrap up with the main news headlines of the past week.
A comprehensive magazine show, as the channel calls it, will cover the latest developments in the world of business.
The first episode will air the telecast tussle between Ten Sports and Doordarshan for Samsung Indo-Pak cricket series, issue about placements at the IIMs, the Sensex story and the box office success of the week.
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Network18 Q4 revenue grows 9.7 per cent, EBITDA at Rs 30 crore
PAT improves to Rs 306.6 crore, margins steady amid cost pressures.
MUMBAI: Not all news is breaking, some of it is quietly improving. Network18 Media & Investments Limited appears to be doing just that, tightening losses and stabilising margins even as costs continue to weigh on the business. For FY26, the company reported revenue from operations of Rs 1,955.1 crore, up from Rs 1,896.2 crore in FY25, signalling modest top-line growth in a challenging media environment. Total income stood at Rs 1,978.2 crore, compared to Rs 1,913 crore a year earlier.
Profit after tax came in at Rs 306.6 crore for the year, a sharp turnaround from Rs 3,225.4 crore in FY25, largely reflecting the absence of large exceptional items that had inflated the previous year’s numbers. On a more comparable basis, the company’s operating performance showed signs of gradual stabilisation.
However, the quarterly picture remained under pressure. For the March quarter, Network18 reported a loss of Rs 53.1 crore, narrower than the Rs 98.1 crore loss in the same period last year, but still indicative of ongoing cost challenges.
Expenses continued to track high. Total expenses for FY26 stood at Rs 2,235.7 crore, up from Rs 2,197.8 crore in FY25. Key cost heads included operational expenses of Rs 765.9 crore, employee benefits of Rs 475.9 crore, and marketing, distribution and promotional spends of Rs 427.1 crore, underlining the continued investment required to sustain reach and engagement.
At an operating level, margins remained under strain. Operating margin stood at 2.33 per cent for FY26, marginally higher than 1.77 per cent in FY25, while net profit margin remained negative at -13.02 per cent, though improved from -14.89 per cent.
On the balance sheet, total assets rose to Rs 8,957.6 crore as of 31 March 2026, from Rs 8,317.5 crore a year earlier. Equity strengthened to Rs 4,958.7 crore, while borrowings increased to Rs 3,112.8 crore, reflecting a higher reliance on debt to support operations.
Cash flows told a mixed story. While financing activities generated Rs 83.9 crore, operating cash flow remained negative at Rs -24 crore, highlighting ongoing pressure on core cash generation. Cash and cash equivalents, however, improved to Rs 33.9 crore from Rs 1.8 crore.
The numbers point to a company in transition growing revenues, trimming losses, but still grappling with structural cost pressures. In a sector where scale often comes at a price, Network18 seems to be inching towards balance, one quarter at a time.
